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Major U.S. airlines have no plans to introduce kid-free zones despite constant cries from passengers bothered by infants and toddlers. However, a growing trend abroad could speed up introduction at home.

The child-free areas contain “special ambient lighting” and provide a “more relaxing atmosphere” according to the Air Asia X website.

Last year, Malaysian Airlines also banned infants from first-class cabins on its Airbus A380 “superjumbo” aircrafts and Boeing 747s, claiming several passengers have complained of noise from crying babies.

Nearly a third of those surveyed said they would pay more to sit in a child-free zone while a quarter would pay up to £50 per return flight for the privilege, and seven per cent said they would pay even more.

A poll of Telegraph Travel readers last year also found that nearly 70 per cent would support the introduction of child-free flights.

The Singapore-based Scoot Airlines runs daily services to Sydney and five flights a week to the Gold Coast.